Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A stove. The big red thing in this photo is an Aga: http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/131685880 Tina On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:36 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > What's an Aga? A Viking? A Kenmore? Digital users want to know ;-) > Amiti?s > Philippe > > > > Le 17 nov. 14 ? 21:33, Jim Shulman a ?crit : > > > I look at Leica as I would an Aga oven: if you know it, love it, and >> accept >> its quirks there's nothing like it. If not, a Viking or a Kenmore is a >> much >> better, logical choice. >> On Nov 17, 2014 3:02 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I dunno, Jeff. Tilty back screen has lots going for it when you get >>> creeky >>> in the knees. Just sayin' >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:32 PM, kyle cassidy on the lug >>>> <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> A very interesting point-by-point comparison on choosing between a >>>>> >>>> Leica >>> >>>> and other cameras for professional work: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2014/how-to-choose-the-right-camera3.jpg >>>>> >>>> >>>> Silly Kyle. >>>> >>>> The GX7 was released in 2013 or so. The appropriate Leica to compare >>>> it with is the M (240), which entirely outclasses it except, I guess, >>>> for smallness. >>>> >>>> The M240 definitely has cleaner low-light performance than any >>>> micro-4/3s camera I've used (or indeed than the Canon 5D Mark II I got >>>> to stop using when I got the M240). And it has live view for those >>>> times you want it to act like an SLR for, say, bolting it on a tripod >>>> and shooting setups with a macro lens and focusing by a magnified view >>>> of the actual pixels. >>>> >>>> WiFi? Tilty back screen? Those I can live without. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sonny >>> http://sonc.com/look/ >>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>> 1714 >>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >>> >>> USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to > the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com